MIAA defensive Player of the Week Kevin Lerg registered 12 saves on the night and out-performed his counterpart as Carthage outshot Adrian, 25-21.

Leading the groundball attack for Adrian was Jeff Ulfig and Nicholas Frontczak with six apiece, while Brandon MacDonald had three to account for 75 percent of the team's groundball production. Frontczak also caused three turnovers.

The Bulldogs will start a three-game road excursion Saturday when they visit Otterbein for a 2 p.m. start. It will be the team's final tune-up before conference play begins at Calvin on April 6.